Steven Wright

Steven Wright

"When I was a kid, I never did funny things to get attention. I was never a funny person. I was never, like, 'Oh, wow. I could say this some day on stage."
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"When I was a kid, I never did funny things to get attention. I was never a funny person. I was never, like, 'Oh, wow. I could say this some day on stage."
Steven Wright
"I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not trying to be a mirror, showing them what's really going on the world. All I'm trying to do is think of stuff that's funny, just like when I'm kidding around with my friends."
Steven Wright
"I bought some batteries, but they weren't included."
Steven Wright
"What's another word for Thesaurus?"
Steven Wright
"For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out."
Steven Wright
"I remember when the candle shop burned down. Everyone stood around singing 'Happy Birthday."
Steven Wright
"I kept a diary right after I was born. Day 1: Tired from the move. Day 2: Everyone thinks I'm an idiot."
Steven Wright
"Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country."
Steven Wright
"I've always had to conquer fear when I'm on stage. Basically, I was and still am a very shy person. It's absolutely in conflict with what I do. But once I deliver the first joke I'm okay. It's like I'm out there all by myself just delivering my lines to nobody in particular without ever trying to notice the audience in front of me."
Steven Wright
"I poured spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone."
Steven Wright
"When I was 16... I worked in a pet store. And they fired me because... they had three snakes in there, and one day I braided them."
Steven Wright
"My roommate got a pet elephant. Then it got lost. It's in the apartment somewhere."
Steven Wright
"If God dropped acid, would he see people?"
Steven Wright
"There was a power outage at a department store yesterday. Twenty people were trapped on the escalators."
Steven Wright
"It's very intense to be in front of a live audience. It's just an amazing experience. It's dangerous. Everything out there is heightened. The bad stuff is extra-worse. The silences are extra-silent. The good stuff is amazing. It's electric when you walk out there. For 90 minutes, you're on this other planet."
Steven Wright
"I intend to live forever. So far, so good."
Steven Wright
"I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance."
Steven Wright
"When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, 'Did you sleep good' I said 'No, I made a few mistakes."
Steven Wright
"How young can you die of old age?"
Steven Wright
"Sometimes I wish my first word was 'quote,' so that on my death bed, my last words could be 'end quote."
Steven Wright
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